count down

compter à rebours, faire le compte à rebours

Dire ou afficher le temps restant avant un événement, généralement avec des nombres qui diminuent.

En anglais simple : Say or show how much time remains before an event, usually using numbers that decrease.

• Count down from ten to zero.
• We counted down the final seconds before midnight.
• The timer is counting down to the rocket launch.

Comment l'utiliser : count down from a number (Everyone counted down from ten.); count down to something (The clock counted down to midnight.)

Expressions courantes : count down seconds, count down something, count down aloud

compter les jours, attendre avec impatience

Attendre un événement avec impatience en comptant les jours ou les heures qui restent.

En anglais simple : Wait eagerly for an event, thinking about how many days or hours remain.

• I am counting down to my birthday.
• She counted down the weeks until she could see her family.
• Are you counting down the days until school finishes?

Comment l'utiliser : count down the days until… (I am counting down the days until my holiday.); count down to something (They are counting down to their wedding.)

Synonymes : look forward to, eagerly await

Expressions courantes : count down days, count down weeks, count down eagerly